Western Australian Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 2003 - SECT 8

8 .         Successor licences

        (1)         If — 

            (a)         a mining licence takes effect immediately after an exploration licence expires; and

            (b)         the holder of the mining licence immediately after it takes effect was the holder of the exploration licence immediately before it expired,

                the mining licence is a successor licence to the exploration licence.

        (2)         If — 

            (a)         a retention licence takes effect immediately after an exploration licence expires; and

            (b)         the holder of the retention licence immediately after it takes effect was the holder of the exploration licence immediately before it expired,

                the retention licence is a successor licence to the exploration licence.

        (3)         If — 

            (a)         a mining licence takes effect immediately after a retention licence expires; and

            (b)         the retention licence took effect immediately after an exploration licence expired; and

            (c)         the holder of the mining licence immediately after it takes effect was the holder of the retention licence immediately before it expired; and

            (d)         the holder of the retention licence immediately after it took effect was the holder of the exploration licence immediately before it expired,

                the mining licence is a successor licence to the exploration licence and the retention licence.